Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
JoeSox wrote:
I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other.
So, is this the real JoeSox, or is this JoeBox? Don't answer, I won't believe whatever you say. ;) Marc
Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project! Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
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JoeSox wrote:
I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other.
So, is this the real JoeSox, or is this JoeBox? Don't answer, I won't believe whatever you say. ;) Marc
Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project! Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Marc Clifton wrote:
So, is this the real JoeSox
:) Since we are on the subject, do CPians admit their second account pseudonym, alias, or pen names? I wonder how many have one or two accounts?
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
JoeSox wrote:
He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..."
I understand that. My current position was in complete disarray when I started, but after about a year and a half I got everything stabilized, including: server migration, rewriting the worst apps, and automating deployments. For the past 2 years I've not had much; maybe a couple of days of brownfield C# development in the past 6 months. I do have a MVC project coming up which could be really cool. My advice to anyone planning to work a longtime is to continue to plan your career and move on if you feel you can do more and you aren't getting the opportunity to improve yourself. I am only looking to work another 8 or 10 years; so it is not the end of the world, but it is an example how careers end and renew at the local hardware store.
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Marc Clifton wrote:
So, is this the real JoeSox
:) Since we are on the subject, do CPians admit their second account pseudonym, alias, or pen names? I wonder how many have one or two accounts?
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
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JoeSox wrote:
I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other.
So, is this the real JoeSox, or is this JoeBox? Don't answer, I won't believe whatever you say. ;) Marc
Imperative to Functional Programming Succinctly Contributors Wanted for Higher Order Programming Project! Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
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I don't even admit my first (and only, if there's any doubt remaining!)
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
I still read CP even though I am not in office anymore.
GW, Da'man
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I don't even admit my first (and only, if there's any doubt remaining!)
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
I still have a computer in heaven!
i can't believe i am still alive, pope john ii
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
I think that was reported here a while back. Search isn't finding it though.
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
I'm obviously superior to him, because I don't need automation to forget things.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
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I don't even admit my first (and only, if there's any doubt remaining!)
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
Do you admit you're more than an AI though?
Read my (free) ebook Object-Oriented Programming in C# Succinctly. Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles here on CodeProject.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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I think that was reported here a while back. Search isn't finding it though.
I think you refer to the following: > A programmer wrote scripts to secretly automate a lot of his job — including to automatically email his wife and make himself a latte. Source: Insider Newsletter, November 24, 2015 (Linking to Programmer automates his job - Business Insider[^]). Both are different, but very similar stories.
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I think you refer to the following: > A programmer wrote scripts to secretly automate a lot of his job — including to automatically email his wife and make himself a latte. Source: Insider Newsletter, November 24, 2015 (Linking to Programmer automates his job - Business Insider[^]). Both are different, but very similar stories.
That's probably it.
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I think you refer to the following: > A programmer wrote scripts to secretly automate a lot of his job — including to automatically email his wife and make himself a latte. Source: Insider Newsletter, November 24, 2015 (Linking to Programmer automates his job - Business Insider[^]). Both are different, but very similar stories.
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My experience is: the most important task at the job is pretending to work. Everything else is "nice to have" :rolleyes:
Press F1 for help or google it. Greetings from Germany
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"... When he first got his software testing quality assurance job, he spent eight months automating all of the programming tasks. With all of his tasks fully automated by a computer, he was able to literally sit back and do whatever he wanted. From Reddit, FOF describes in his own words what it was like to automate his own job: “From around 6 years ago up until now, I have done nothing at work. I am not joking. For 40 hours each week I go to work, play League of Legends in my office, browse reddit, and do whatever I feel like. In the past 6 years I have maybe done 50 hours of real work. So basically nothing. And nobody really cared. The tests were all running successfully. I shit you not, I had no friends or anything at work either, so nobody ever talked to me except my boss and occasionally the devs for the software I was testing.” -Reddit via Payscale Career News FOF is pretty despondent in tone after he posted about getting fired from his job. He’s upset because he has completely forgotten how to code, having relegated all that work to the computer, and now possesses no marketable skills. ..." Programmer Automates His Job For 6 Years, Finally Gets Fired, Forgets How To Code| Interesting Engineering[^] This is one of the reasons I wouldn't want to be a .Net tester (not sure what kind of tester he was though), too many easy tools to automate the testing and play LoL. I started writing a program that would write a novel by itself or at least a story for starters. It was interesting but beyond my scope. I was able to get it to write basic sentences that was somewhat associated with each other. :)
Later, JoeSox “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” - Ernest Hemingway Last.fm - CPForAndroid++
I think this guy will find a job automating things.
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I still read CP even though I am not in office anymore.
GW, Da'man
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Noob question of the day: What is "CP"?
